Join us today as we talk with Heart Dads, Chris Perez and Michael Madsen about how they made decisions regarding childcare and work after having a child with a critical congenital heart defect.

When a family is told they have a baby with a life-threatening illness, does one of the parents have to stay home with the child? Why do some parents choose to become stay-at-home parents? Why do some parents decide to continue working? In this show, we'll discuss the pros and cons of staying at home versus going back to work. Is the health of the child at risk? What about insurance? What about the quality of life of the child with a heart defect? of the family? These are just a few of the issues we'll discuss in this show.

Our Guests today have lived through multiple heart procedures with their children, open-heart surgeries and hospitalizations. They have been there through their children's recoveries and complications. Tune in today to hear about how these fathers decided to handle childcare and their return to work. Find out how their thinking changed over time and what they have come to value most. The fathers share helpful advice for others and what people need to keep in mind when dealing with such a difficult topic.